Since I was 11, I’ve been very lucky that my parents owned a house in eastern Spain in between Alicante and Valencia. For the last 15 years or so, I’ve gone out there at almost every given opportunity and for as long as I can remember, we’ve had a bottle of Aveda Sun Care Hair and Body Cleanser there.

Apologies for the lack of posts over the last week, Mr. MANFACE and I have managed to snag a break in Spain for some much needed R&R. I am writing as I’m out here which has been nice as I’m more relaxed so keep an eye on some fab stuff to come. However, Mr. MANFACE has already managed to burn himself across his arms and back despite my best efforts, lectures and hurling of SPF products

Penhaligon’s Portraits collection paints a bizarrely fictional representation of British aristocracy through a series of unique period-inspired character fragrances. Sohan is one of these Portrait characters and this “Merchant of Alexandria” bears the Indian name of charming and handsome.

I’ve been looking forward to sharing this for a month or so now and launching Thursday 1st June are two grooming additions to Editions de Parfums Frederic Malle. Both in the Vetiver Extraordinaire fragrance, the new Frederic Malle grooming collection consists of the Shave Cream and After Shave Balm priced at £60 and £80 respectively.

I have become an almighty fragrance snob and it’s bad, bad form – I’m not like that with skincare, so why fragrance? Just because a fragrance doesn’t come from a niche boutique or formulated with moss from the west valleys of the Tibetan Plateau, doesn’t mean it isn’t worthy of praise. Armani Code are those fragrances that aren’t particularly daring but at least two of them are bloomin’ gorgeous.

Last November I was finally formally diagnosed with Asthma which I’ve pretty much known I’ve had since I was a kid. All is going exceptionally well as I’ve been put on Ventolin and Clenil and have already seen so many other symptoms such as acute hayfever and eczema clear up.